What is This Thing Called Blog?

A client and professional compatriot to whom I had dropped a mention of this site asked me the Basic Question, "Just what exactly is a blog?" Rather than craft my own explanation, allow me to refer you to the excellent overview offered at Statutory Construction Zone. Here is the basic definitional excerpt:

An accurate but incomplete answer is that a weblog is a kind of website. Like other websites, to get access to one, all you have to do is type in the web address. Like other websites, you can find them by using major search engines like Yahoo! and Google.

What distinguishes weblogs from other websites is the way in which they present information. Weblogs are generally in a diary format—that is, in chronological order, with the most recent entry at the top and with the date of each entry indicated on the weblog. The entries, known as posts, vary widely in frequency. Some bloggers add new material to their weblogs several times a day. Others may add new material only every few weeks.

You should definitely read the whole thing if you are curious, as it goes on in some detail on the particular subject of legal blogging. (Thanks to The Southern California Law Blog for the reminder and link to this useful discussion.)

My goal with this blog is to provide interesting and timely information on developments and issues in California law in the particular areas in which my practice or interests lie. Nothing here should be taken as definitive. The views expressed are my own and should not be ascribed to my firm, my partner or my clients. If you are looking for actual legal advice, you should contact an attorney (not necessarily me) directly. Reading a blog is no substitute for Actual Legal Advice. That said, thank yiou for coming by; you are welcome here and I am hopeful that you will find your visit worthwhile. Feel free to e-mail me (at the link in the left column above) or to leave a comment.